We the People

In this wide-ranging re-interpretation of American constitutional history, legal scholar Bruce Ackerman finds a vital source of renewal and strength in the "dualist" character of the American democratic tradition. He examines the transforming impact of popular movements on higher law, and reveals how these exercises in constitutional politics differ from the normal politics pra...

In this wide-ranging re-interpretation of American constitutional history, legal scholar Bruce Ackerman finds a vital source of renewal and strength in the "dualist" character of the American democratic tradition. He examines the transforming impact of popular movements on higher law, and reveals how these exercises in constitutional politics differ from the normal politics practised by the elected representatives. Planned as the first of three volumes, this book aims to put the Reagan revolution into constitutional perspective and to redefine America's civic commitments for the future. It cuts through the search for the "original intent of the founders" as a way to discover the will of the people, and recognizes that the great and extraordinary occasions required for action by the people have not been confined to a single instance in the 18th century.

布鲁斯·阿克曼(Bruce Ackerman)，1964年获哈佛大学文学学士学位(B.A)；1967年获得耶鲁大学法学学士学位(LL.B.)；现为耶鲁大学法学与政治学教授。作为一位多产的作家，阿克曼迄今为止出版的十五部著作在政治哲学、宪法学、公共政策领域产生了广泛的影响。其代表作包括《自由国家中的社会正义》(Social Justice in the Liberal State)以及阐释宪法史的多卷本著作《我们人民》(We the People)。阿克曼是美国法学会和美国艺术与科学研究院会员，是美国哲学协会亨利·菲利普法学终身成就奖的获得者。